New Covenant Christian School kindergartner Logan Cavey, 6, recites a portion of the Gettysburg Address to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Memorial Day at the monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield, commemorating the delivery in November 1863 of President Abraham Lincoln's famous battlefield address. Corbett and Logan crossed paths as the governor was waiting to participate in the official 3 p.m. battlefield memorial service. Logan was visiting the Gettysburg Battlefield with his parents, Scott and Becky Cavey, of Bel Air. A ministry of New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Abingdon, New Covenant Christian School is a preschool through 12th grade classical school with campuses in Bel Air and Abingdon.

On Friday, June 12, 2009, EUGENE L., 80, of Hampstead; beloved husband of Mary Ruth (nee Armacost) Cavey; loving father of Christian, Daniel, and David Cavey; dear brother of Jack Cavey. Also survived by four grandchildren, one step-granddaughter, and one great-granddaughter. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM on Tuesday at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead. A Funeral service will be at 11 AM Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church, 4618 Black Rock Road, Upperco.

On June 29, 2003; EMMET PATRICK CAVEY; beloved husband of the late Agnes Ellen (nee Kelley) Cavey; loving father of Mary Ellen Morris; cherished grandfather of Herbert Morris, Jacqueline Flint and Sandra Stull; great-grandfather of Herbert, Taylor and Alyssa. Mr. Cavey is also survived by one brother and two sisters. Friends may call at the family owned and operated Slack Funeral Home, P.A., 3871 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City on Wednesday 7 to 9 PM and Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday 10:30 AM at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, 3755 St. Paul Street, Ellicott City.

On July 26, 2004, GEORGE RUSSELL CAVEY, loving father of Mark Cavey and his wife Jennifer, and Jessica Cavey; brother of Mary Joan Houseman and Mary Jean Maher; former son-in-law of Liliana Simon. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at the Shrine of the Little Flower, Saturday at 10 A.M. Interment private.

Silver Spring - When he arrived at Victor Cullen Academy in Western Maryland five months ago, Timothy Goode was a juvenile delinquent from Baltimore, an unemployed father who was headed deeper into trouble. Today, the 18-year-old will leave the facility with a job in construction "for as long as he wants it," his new employer said. Goode and 10 other Victor Cullen detainees graduated yesterday from a pre-apprenticeship program that introduced them to the building trades and connected them with union leaders who have said they are eager to employ the young men in a graying field where the average age is 47. The program, a partnership between the state Department of Juvenile Justice and the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, is the first of its kind in Maryland - possibly in the nation, its organizers say. Victor Cullen, a medium-security facility in rural Sabillasville, houses teenage boys who have been found responsible for a crime and sentenced in juvenile court.

Republican front-runners weren't the only things missing from the presidential debate stage. The American flag was AWOL, too. The backdrop to the "All-American Presidential Forum," brought to you by Tavis Smiley and PBS, was a map of the United States, superimposed with a checkerboard of multicultural faces. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, one of the presidential hopefuls, asked debate organizers to get Old Glory up there, too, according to Chris Cavey, first vice chairman of the state GOP. Cavey was acting as an escort for another candidate, Tom Tancredo of Colorado, and heard Hunter's request over his earpiece about half an hour before the show began.

Roland Thomas Burns, a career U.S. Postal Service employee and World War II veteran, died of a heart attack Tuesday at Edenwald retirement community in Towson. The former city resident was 99. He began his career as a letter carrier and retired as a supervisor of vehicle maintenance, having worked at the agency for 48 years. Mr. Burns was born and raised in West Baltimore. After his four siblings and his father died before he turned 18, he left school and began working to help support his mother.

On April 28, 2007, ALBERT JAMES of Finksburg, beloved husband of Sandra Lathe (nee Shickman), son of the late Warren Calvin Lathe, Sr., and Margaret Lathe (nee Cavey); also survived by four brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services to be announced. Arrangements by The Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD, 21074. Memorial contributions may be sent to National Arbor Day Foundation, 212 N. 12th Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508.

The Maryland Republican Party, battered by severe losses in November's election, meets today to choose new leadership as members struggle over how to avoid slipping into another 30-year stretch of political futility. The retirement of party Chairman John Kane after a four-year term, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s failure to be re-elected, Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele's defeat in his run for the U.S. Senate and the losses of several incumbent legislators have exposed a rift between those party faithful who see the need for no more than minor adjustments and others who blame the defeats on a leadership that needs a total overhaul.

The nation's military realignment - particularly as it relates to the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area - continues to play a major role in the debate over the proposed rezoning of almost 28 acres in Elkridge. The issue has been proffered as critical to the county's economic health as well as vilified as a distant event with unknown consequences. Still in question, however, is whether the issue be judged by the Zoning Board to be germane. Numerous homeowners, who oppose the rezoning, hope not. Katherine L. Taylor, an attorney retained by opponents, described BRAC - Base Closure and Realignment Commission - as "irrelevant" to the case.